6And there were there six water-jugs of stone, placed according to the purifying of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.


In Context

3 and wine having failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, 'Wine they have not;'

4 Jesus saith to her, 'What — to me and to thee, woman? not yet is mine hour come.'

5 His mother saith to the ministrants, 'Whatever he may say to you — do.'

6 And there were there six water-jugs of stone, placed according to the purifying of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.

7 Jesus saith to them, 'Fill the water-jugs with water;' and they filled them — unto the brim;

8 and he saith to them, 'Draw out, now, and bear to the director of the apartment;' and they bare.

John 2:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6Now there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:6Now there were six waterpots of stone set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two or three firkins apiece.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:6Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews' way of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:6And there were set there six water pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.